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Thursday, June 28, 2007

LiveWire at Media Day!


Media Day 2007 - Winning the Media Game!!

Thursday, June 28th, 2007 8am-4pm, Sacramento Convention Center

Winning the Media Game: Media Day 2007 - what more could you ask for? Top notch presenters, local media talent, hands on workshops and an opportunity for you to network with your nonprofit peers. The event features a special ARTS ONLY panel "Meet the Arts Media Critics" and break out sessions focusing on Latino Media and using the New Media. Plus Access Sacramento will be on hand with its Studio in a Suitcase, for you to check out during the day and find out how you can bring it to your event to be broadcast on cable TV.

LiveWire has there!

Tune in on July 4th when we talked to Emily Butler of Sacramento Splash, Bonnie Bane of Celebration Arts and Ann Lucas of the Nonprofit Resource Center.

See the remaining guests who were interviewed at the Convention Center on Media Day, July 11th. Organizations featured are Wonder, Inc., Sacramento Ballet, League of Women Voters.

CA Youth Advocacy will be featured as part of the July 25th show and DonateLifeCalifornia.org will appear on August 1st.


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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Writers of the New Sun


Escritores Del Nuevo Sol:
Writers of the New Sun:
A literary community, established in 1993, who's mission is to honor and advance the literary and artistic cultures and traditions of the Chicano, Latino, Indigenous and Spanish-language peoples. Members write in Spanish and English, or both. All activities are open to the public.
Tune in to LiveWire today as we talk with members of this established organization. Our guests will be JoAnn Anglin and Natalia Mercado. Natalia will read from her humorous new screenplay, Zeus & Hera, The Later Years.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Sacred City Derby Girls


Tune in to LiveWire this Wednesday, when we meet Brawllen Angel and Candy Crusher of the
Sacred City Derby Girls
1-888-LUVSCDG
They will have their next bout, this Saturday, June 30th 2007. Doors open at 7pm, the event begins at 8pm. Sacred City Derby Girls vs. Rat City Rollergirls. Rollerking, 889 Riverside Ave., Roseville.

Monday, June 18, 2007

Zoe Keating on LiveWire!



Avant-cellist Zoe Keating is a one-woman string quartet who creates "sublime minimalist music with pop sensibility" (SF Weekly) She uses live electronic sampling of her cello, creating a rich , multi-layered, "hypnotic cocktail" (San Francisco Chronicle). For more information about Zoe, go to http://www.zoekeating.com/

Zoe will be on LiveWire this Wednesday, June 20th! Traveling to Sacramento just to entertain LiveWire viewers. Plus, we'll have an opportunity to chat with this unique and talented woman. One LiveWire episode you don't want to miss.

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King of Feasts


King of Feasts at the Sacramento Zoo
Saturday, June 23rd, 5:30 to 8:30pm
The KING of Tasting Events is Back. For one evening only, Sacramento's dining scene converges on the beautiful grounds of the Sacramento Zoo. Guests enjoy mouth-watering specialties offered by the area's finest restaurants and experience the richness & diversity of wines from No. California. Plus live musicians and the stars of the Zoo, the animals.
Join LiveWire, Wednesday at 5pm, as we welcome the Sacramento Zoo and Education Specialist, Brian Soderman, plus a thick billed parrot.


Monday, June 11, 2007

Random Abiladeze


A Sacramento native, representing Roseville, Random Abiladeze is relatively new to the scene. Performing professionally since 2004, he is into both poetry and hip hop. He is a two time Got Spit! Poetry Slam champ. Check him out at www.myspace.com/randomabiladeze

Tune in this week to LiveWire when we chat with Random about his life in Sacramento, his poetry and hear him perform his hit,
I Understand.

Bluegrass Festival


California Bluegrass Association presents: 32nd Annual Father's Day BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL at the Nevada County Fairgounds, Grass Valley, California
June 14 - 17, 2007
Tune in to LiveWire on Wednesday June 13th, when our guests will be, long lost family relatives to our host Ray Tatar, Mike and Yvonne Tatar (pronounced like the potatoe). See images from past festivals and hear Mike play his banjo. For more information about the festival go to www.cbaontheweb.org

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Tales and Tastes from a Season in Napa Wine Country



A MOVEABLE THIRST: Tales & Tastes from a Season in Napa Wine Country.

By Rick Kushman & Hank Beal

"wine is a glass of happy" writes Rick Kushman. "It's good food, laughing friends and cheery settings. It's the smell of barrels, the sizzle of a grill, the rolling lines of vineyards, .......

Tune in to LiveWire, June 6th at 5pm, as Ray Tatar sits down with both authors of this rollicking wine country travelogue. Our guests will be Rick Kushman and Hank Beal.

For more information on this book go to www.AMoveableThirst.com

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Monday, June 04, 2007

Omar Sharriff


Omar Sharriff
and
the Sultans of Sound
Omar The Magnificent is exactly that....says the Sacramento Bee in March 1991. Piano poet unbound when Omar Sharriff fingers the ivories at the intersection where blues and jazz meet, magic happens....says Sacramento News & Review in October 2001.
Gifted blues pianist Omar Sharriff is perhaps best remembered for his incredible popularity in San Francisco during much of the 70's.
Tune in to LiveWire this Wednesday at 5pm when we talk to this music great. Plus hear a live performance with Omar and the Sultans of Sound. Our guests will be Omar Sharriff, Albert de la Cruz and Randy de Maggio.